Anagram Solver
Scrabble Word Finder & Unscrambler
Showing words for CADUCEUS using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Caduceus
7 Letter Words for Caduceus
6 Letter Words for Caduceus
5 Letter Words for Caduceus
4 Letter Words for Caduceus
3 Letter Words for Caduceus
Definitions for Caduceus
[1] Classical Mythology . the staff carried by Mercury as messenger of the gods.
[2] a representation of this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession and as the insignia of the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
[3] classical myth a staff entwined with two serpents and bearing a pair of wings at the top, carried by Hermes (Mercury) as messenger of the gods
[4] an insignia resembling this staff used as an emblem of the medical profession Compare staff of Aesculapius
Words related to Caduceus
baton, scepter, staff, sprig, twig, stick
Words nearby Caduceus
cadmium yellow, cadmus, cadogan teapot, cadre, cadreman, caduceus, caducibranchiate, caducity, caducous, cadwalader, cadwallader
Origin of Caduceus
1585–95; < Latin, variant of cādūceum < Greek (Doric) kārȳ́keion herald's staff, equivalent to kārȳk- (stem of kârȳx ) herald + -eion, neuter of -eios adj. suffix
Other words from Caduceus
ca·du·ce·an , adjective
Word origin for Caduceus
C16: from Latin, from Doric Greek karukeion, from karux herald